We have African-Americans and black people getting behind the scenes more and more, we get true black images in television and film...because we have….

I would love to direct videos and that's what it keeps moving towards, but I have to stop being scared in order to do that..

Whenever I get to talk to young girls like me I always say, 'The only difference between you and I is that I know that I'm special and you just don't….

Someday I would really love to do a talk show. That's something I've always been interested in. I like to talk, and I love to help people..

As a kid growing up, the most simple things would make me so, so excited. I remember the first time my dad got a let-out couch; you could sleep in it….

Like my little sister and brother, I always play them my music because I want people like them to be able to relate to my music. They always know wha….

I come from a very small, poor town just outside of the Chicago area and I know what it's like to dream and accomplish some of your goals, but I woul….

Often, kids don't appreciate the choices available, as if it's either the street or nothing..

Be present in the moment and allow yourself to be guided by it by God. Allow Him to guide you and just embrace every situation, good or bad, since yo….

I decided to not be so dismissive of my music in favor of my acting. Acting has been such a consistent thing for me; a lot of times in the past, I wo….

If there's a certain song that I want to reach a certain person or certain type of person, that's when I play it for people..